Mr. Joe Martire (Principal, Office of the Auditor General of Canada) at the Public Accounts Committee

The Auditor General is right. We asked for evidence to show us that these buildings were indeed built according to code. The department uses these certificates of substantial completion. They were able to show us the certificates for five of the nine facilities, and for four they didn't have them. That's one issue.

The issue with the certificates of completion themselves, in our view, and the department agreed, is that they don't explicitly state whether the buildings were in accordance with code. The department has agreed to clarify going forward to make sure that these documents now explicitly state whether they meet code.